How this exercise works
Choose the response that best supports the patient therapeutically — open-ended, nonjudgmental, and within LPN scope. Avoid giving false reassurance or taking over.
Fundamental concept
Responses that validate feelings, encourage expression, and maintain boundaries without false reassurance or nurse-centered advice.
Read: Therapeutic Communication Techniques →Scenario
A patient hospitalized for cellulitis says, "I can't take these antibiotics — I live in my car and have no way to refrigerate them."
A patient hospitalized for cellulitis says, "I can't take these antibiotics — I live in my car and have no way to refrigerate them."
Which response demonstrates therapeutic communication?
